Dumb terrorist plot foiled

By now you all must have heard about the foiled plot by 6 self-titled "terrorists" that targeted Ft. Dix in New Jersey. For those of you that haven't, check out the news links below for the story and a video of Chris Christie talking about it.

What struck me about this whole situation is how they're touting it as a "Homeland Security works" advertisement, but they didn't catch the terrorist driving around Ft. Dix as a pizza delivery man, making detailed maps and determining where and how to hit. Nor did they intercept phone calls or catch them casing out other potential targets, like Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

They were caught because the 6 morons brought a VHS tape into a video store in Mount Laurel and asked the clerk to transfer the contents to DVD. The clerk watched the tape, which included 10 men shooting assault rifles and calling "Allah Akbar" ("God is great"). He called local police, and then the police got in tough with the FBI, and then the FBI infiltrated their group and ultimately apprehended them.

So dumb terrorists beware. If you plot an attack on any American target, we'll catch you. Provided you're dumb enough to leave us some obvious clues.

Fort Dix Terror Plot Thwarted

Six arrests thwart attack on Fort Dix

U.S. Attorney Discusses Arrests (video)

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PoliticsNJ Cartoon

My newest cartoon is up over at PoliticsNJ, so go check it out, and leave me some feedback over there. I'll post the sketch of the cartoon later on in the week.

What does $456 billion buy?

Over at The Boston Globe, Ana Rivas brings us a fresh take on the rising costs of the Iraq War. What Does $456 billion Buy? shows us alternatives on how that much money could be spend right here at home.

And this is only 10 possible alternatives. $456 billions is a LOT of money, and I think most of us just see it as a number, and don't understand what a huge sum of money really means.

Hat tip to Jon Marshall's News Gems

Assemblyman Peter Biondi - Imus' biggest fan!

GOP state legislator apologizes for two jokes he sent to friends

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McGreevey to become a priest...seriously

According to the Star-Ledger, our good friend, former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey, has converted to the Episcopal faith and has begun a process to become an Episcopal Priest.

One of the best quotes I've heard about the incident came from Acting Governor Dick Codey, who according to PoliticsNJ said, "Just when you thought it couldn't get any wackier in New Jersey politics, it did."

McGreevey seeking to become Episcopal priest

Heaven Help Us

And here's a link to a great parrallel by Wally Edge between McGreevey becoming an Episcopal priest, and George Costanza converting to the Latvian Orthodox faith:

George Costanza's Lesson of the Day

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PoliticsNJ

My first cartoon appeared today on PoliticsNJ. I'm their new weekly cartoonist, so I'll be contributing on a regular basis. If you haven't checked out the site before, it's a great source of information about New Jersey politics.

And if you want to check out my toon, click here.

Still speeding

Sorry, don't have time to expand on this cartoon. I'll try to have a more detailed post tomorrow.

Keep reading Rove's emails...

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Things could always be worse...

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A new planet for us to exploit

I don't know if you heard the news earlier this week, but European astronomers have found an "Earth-like" planet outside of our solar system, and relatively close, orbiting a red dwarf star every 13 days only 120 trillion miles away from Earth.

Dubbed Gilese 581 c, according to CNN, the new planet is about five times heavier than Earth, and gravity there would be 1.6 times as strong as ours. The research team believes the average temperature to be somewhere between 32 and 104 degrees and that set off celebrations among astronomers.

So pack your bags and get ready for a long ride, because with our existing technology, the journey would take roughly 87,509 years.

Scientists find most Earth-like planet yet
Major Discovery: New Planet Could Harbor Water and Life
Astronomers Find First Earth-like Planet in Habitable Zone

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McGreevey assures us he was always a GAY AMERICAN!

Ahhhh McGreevey, the gift that keeps on giving. Our former governor didn't take kindly to words from his estranged wife, Dina Matos McGreevey, where she claimed that he wasn't gay, but rather a "bisexual."

McGreevey responded to the allegation by calling Matos a "homophobe" in a tirade of homosexual anger.

"On the off hand she wasn't paying attention, I AM A GAY AMERICAN. She is in deep denial. Why would she question what I have made clear? To try and lessen my 'gayness' by making me bisexual is a clear form of homophobia."

On the web:

Wife paints her version of the end of McGreevey

McGay Bashing

Delaware Press Association

Sorry, I have nothing new to post today. Last night I attended the Delaware Press Association's annual awards dinner, so I'm a day behind with my cartoons.

To wet your appetite, here are a couple of sketches for cartoons I'll finish tonight. See if you can figure out what they're even about, and check back tomorrow to see the finished toons.

101 Dalmatians Color Keys by Walt Peregoy

Over on Cartoon Modern, Amid Amidi has posted a collection of color keys by Walt Peregoy from Disney’s 101 Dalmatians. They are amazing, and you should definitely check them out. And make sure you link to Cartoon Modern; it's a treasue trove of character designs and sketches from the best era of Disney cartoons.

Hat tip to Cartoon Brew.

McGreevey just won't go away...

James McGreevey, the disgraced former of Governor of New Jersey, has been hired as an "executive in residence" at Kean University. One of the classes he will teach - ETHICS!!!!

No need to elaborate further.

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Speedy Corzine

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Wilderness Society illustration

This is an illustration in today's Philadelphia Inquirer that was part of the commentary by Thomas Gilbert about the eastern U.S. losing forests to development. Gilbert is the director of eastern forest conservation with the Wilderness Society. If you'd like to read the commentary, click here.

Smoking Ban Celebrates First Birthday

Here's an illustration I did for today's Philadelphia Inquirer that accompanied a commentary by Fred Jacobs, about the passing of the first year of New Jersey's smoking ban. Jacobs is the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. I would post a link to the story, but apparently it isn't on the Inquirer's website.

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What will come of it all?

Sometimes, there is no ignoring a story. With everything going on with Virginia Tech, I knew it was only a matter of time before one of the newspapers I do cartoons for asked for one covering the event. I was afraid, because I didn't want to do Hokie Birds or Uncle Sam crying, no bulletholes in the chalkboard or blood-stained bookbags. But at the same time, I didn't want to exploit the events for a cheap joke. So this is what I came up with.

Great Moments in Presidential History

Tax time